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Reason Code Definitions

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

This reason code should be used if the claim billed on your case is a duplicate of another claim billed.

a)

Duplicate Billing of services

b)

Documentation Does Not Support The Services Billed

c)

Incorrect Billing of Modifier

2.

This reason code should be used if per our individual Clients’ policies the Service, Benefit, or Supply billed is not covered.

a)

Paid Greater than Billed

b)

Services Billed by an Ineligible Provider

c)

Not a Covered Service, Benefit or Supply

3.

This reason code should be used by the Non-Clinical Investigator. It is used when a specific analytic is hit regarding a claim that is in danger of being paid at a higher amount.

a)

Upcoding E/M Code

b)

Paid Greater than Billed

c)

Unbundled Procedure Code

4.

This reason code should be used if the billed procedure code is a time based code and does not meet the code requirements outlined in the CPT code description.

a)

Incorrect Records Submitted for Review

b)

Upcoding of Time Based Code

c)

Information Requested was Not Received from the Provider

5.

This reason code should be used if the case/claim line will not receive a Clinical Review.

a)

Closed No Investigation

b)

Incomplete Medical Records Received

c)

Incorrect Billing of Modifier

6.

This reason code should be used if the documentation does not support the laboratory code billed.

a)

Incorrect Billing of Units

b)

Incorrect Records Submitted for Review

c)

Incorrect Billing of Laboratory Codes

7.

This reason code should be used if the medical records submitted are incorrect.

a)

Unbundled E/M Service

b)

Upcoding E/M Code

c)

Incorrect Records Submitted for Review

8.

This reason code should be used if the billed procedure code is unbundled from the other procedure codes billed.

a)

Unbundled Procedure Code

b)

Upcoding E/M Code

c)

Upcoding of Procedure Code

9.

This reason code should be used if documentation was not received from the Provider.

a)

Information Requested was Not Received from the Provider

b)

No Findings

c)

Not a Covered Service, Benefit or Supply

10.

This reason code should be used if no medical records were received for the date of service billed or if pieces of medical records are missing.

a)

Closed No Investigation

b)

Incorrect Billing of Modifier

c)

Incomplete Medical Records Received

11.

This reason code should be used if the medical records do not support the amount of Units billed.

a)

Incorrect Billing of Modifier

b)

Incorrect Billing of Date of Service

c)

Incorrect Billing of Units

12.

This reason code should be used if the medical records support a different modifier than what was billed.

a)

Incorrect Billing of Modifier

b)

Services Billed by an Ineligible Provider

c)

Unbundled E/M Service

13.

This reason code should be used if the billed E/M (Evaluation and Management code) is unbundled from the other procedure codes billed.

a)

Upcoding of Procedure Code

b)

Upcoding E/M Code

c)

Unbundled E/M Service

14.

This reason code should be used if the billing provider is ineligible to bill a certain code.

a)

Paid Greater than Billed

b)

Services Billed by an Ineligible Provider

c)

Not a Covered Service, Benefit or Supply

15.

This reason code should be used if all of the documentation is supported and no errors are noted in the clinical review

a)

No Findings

b)

Not a Covered Service, Benefit or Supply

c)

Incorrect Records Submitted for Review

16.

This reason code should be used if the medical records do not match the date of service billed.

a)

Information Requested was Not Received from the Provider

b)

Not a Covered Service, Benefit or Supply

c)

Incorrect Billing of Date of Service

17.

This reason code should be used if the billed E/M (Evaluation and Management code) does not meet the code requirements outlined in the CPT code description.

a)

Upcoding of Procedure Code

b)

Upcoding E/M Code

c)

Upcoding of Time Based Code

18.

This reason code should be used if the medical records do not support the billed codes.

a)

Closed Pending Further Information

b)

Add-on Code Not Supported: Primary Code Not Supported

c)

Documentation Does Not Support The Services Billed

19.

This reason code should be used if an add-on code was billed and the appropriate primary procedure code was not supported.

a)

Closed Pending Further Information

b)

Add-on Code Not Supported: Primary Code Not Billed

c)

Add-on Code Not Supported: Primary Code Not Supported

20.

This reason code should be used if the billed procedure code does not meet the code requirements outlined in the CPT code description.

a)

Upcoding of Procedure Code

b)

Closed Pending Further Information

c)

Add-on Code Not Supported: Primary Code Not Billed

21.

This reason code should be used if an add-on code was billed but the appropriate primary procedure code was not.

a)

Add-on Code Not Supported: Primary Code Not Supported

b)

Closed Pending Further Information

c)

Add-on Code Not Supported: Primary Code Not Billed

22.

This reason code should be used if the case needs to be stopped/closed pending further direction from Client and/or Leadership.

a)

Duplicate Billing of services

b)

Closed Pending Further Information

c)

Closed No Investigation